SOLUTION: How would you work out the perimeter of a triangle when you are only given the length of one side and the base?? e.g. the smallest side of the triangle is 7cm long and the base o

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Question 964397: How would you work out the perimeter of a triangle when you are only given the length of one side and the base??
e.g. the smallest side of the triangle is 7cm long and the base of the triangle is 10cm long what is the perimeter of the triangle?? x
please help!!!!

Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Can't be done, except in the special case where the triangle is a right triangle.
The best we can say is
The third side will be no shorter than 7, and no longer than 17